Rickie Dickerson: 'EzraPoundOnTheDayHeWasCommitted', 1996 Oil Painting, Portrait. Artist Description:    Ezra Pound was an American poet who lived in Italy during WWII. He agreed with Mussolini and was the Tokyo Rose of Europe. He attracted very little attention because he was considered a bad poet. An American politician went to Italy, heard a broadcast and had Pound extradited ...
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